Hefei vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$216
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
28
😀 Quality of life
69
51
🏙️ Population
9.37M
846K

The cost of living in Hefei is 51% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7469th and 8921st ($643 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 1st in China and Nepal, respectively. Check China vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 4318th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$3066

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348